US5021223A - Transfer of catalyst - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to an improved method and an improved apparatus for handling fluids. It further relates to an apparatus and method for handling fluids in an alkylation process.
- a common process used in the petroleum refining industry is an alkylation process where high octane gasoline is produced by reacting, in the presence of catalyst, preferably hydrogen fluoride, isoparaffins with olefin compounds.
- catalyst preferably hydrogen fluoride
- isoparaffins with olefin compounds.
- One commonly used version of this alkylation process is similar to that disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,213,157 which uses a settling vessel, reactor riser, and a cooler heat exchanger that are combined in a manner which allow for the natural circulation of liquid alkylation catalyst.
- a hydrocarbon feed mixture of isoparaffins and olefins is introduced into the inlet of a reactor riser at which point cooled alkylation catalyst exiting from a heat exchanger is intimately mixed with the hydrocarbon feed thereby forming a hydrocarbon-catalyst mixture. Due to the density difference between the hydrocarbon-catalyst mixture and catalyst, the mixture flows upwardly by natural convection through the reactor riser with the reactor effluent ultimately discharging into a settler vessel. In the settler vessel, separation of the non-miscible hydrocarbon phase from the catalyst phase takes place with the catalyst phase settling to the lower portion of the vessel to form a liquid-liquid interface between the hydrocarbon and catalyst.
- the settled-out catalyst returns by gravity to the heat exchanger located somewhere below the settler where it is cooled and again mixed with incoming hydrocarbon feed to repeat the cycle.
- the operating conditions of such an alkylation process are well known in the art and have been disclosed in many various publications and, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,213,157, No. 3,249,650, and No. 3,544,651.
- a concern associated with the operation of an alkylation process is the safe handling, transportation, and storage of alkylation catalyst.
- a storage vessel is used to inventory any make-up catalyst which may be needed to periodically recharge the process as catalyst is consumed during its operation; but, also, the storage vessel is used to store, when required, the inventory of catalyst contained in the process.
- This inventory of catalyst is primarily, but not exclusively, contained in the settler vessel, reactor riser, heat exchanger, and the interconnecting piping.
- non-condensable gases enter the catalyst storage vessel by various means such as the pressurization system used to transfer fresh catalyst from plant receiving and unloading facilities to the storage vessel.
- a typical alkylation unit provides means for venting to atmosphere or flare, via a treating system, the catalyst storage vessel during a catalyst transfer either from the process or from receiving and unloading facilities; however, because of environmental and economic considerations, this is an undesirable procedure.
- An additional problem which is encountered while transferring catalyst from the process to the storage vessel is that, in cases where the process pressure is equal to that in the storage vessel, there is no motive force to drive the catalyst into the vessel thus leaving behind in the process piping and vessels catalyst which is unable to gravitate into the storage vessel.
- An additional object of this invention is to provide means by which the inventory of liquid catalyst within the process system of an alkylation unit can, be transferred into a storage vessel by use of gravitational force without resort to venting such vessel to atmosphere or flare.
- Further objectives of this invention are to improve the environmental safety in operating an alkylation unit, to improve the economics of operating an alkylation unit by minimizing catalyst consumption, and to provide a quick method for transferring catalyst into a safe haven storage vessel.
- the objects of this invention are broadly accomplished by an arrangement of equipment connected together in such a manner as to allow the transfer of alkylation catalyst from process vessels, equipment, and interconnecting piping to a catalyst storage vessel without the need for venting said storage vessel during the transfer.
- the catalyst storage vessel is positioned in a location having a relative elevation below such process equipment as, for example, the heat exchanger for cooling catalyst, the settler vessel, the reactor riser and all interconnecting piping.
- a vent line which connects the vapor space of the storage vessel and the vapor space of the settler vessel so as to allow the equalization of pressure between the two vessels during draining of catalyst to storage.
- the contents of the storage vessel are isolated from the process by installing two remotely operated valves one of which is located in the line connecting the storage vessel with the process at an elevation point above the storage vessel but below the process equipment and piping, and the other remotely operated valve being located in the vent line connecting the process settling vessel and the catalyst storage vessel.
- FIG. 1 is a simplified schematic representation of the portion of an alkylation process comprising an alkylation reactor riser, settler, cooler heat exchanger, and storage vessel illustrating such an arrangement suitable for carrying out the invention.
- FIG. 1 there is illustrated a catalytic alkylation apparatus and process. Because the carrying out of this invention is not dependent upon the specific alkylation process operating conditions, such as reaction temperature, reactor pressure, catalyst-to-hydrocarbon mixture ratios, and isoparaffin-to-olefin mixture ratios and because these operating conditions are well known in the art, they are not discussed in this description.
- specific alkylation process operating conditions such as reaction temperature, reactor pressure, catalyst-to-hydrocarbon mixture ratios, and isoparaffin-to-olefin mixture ratios and because these operating conditions are well known in the art, they are not discussed in this description.
- system 8 for performing an alkylation process which comprises settler vessel 10, riser-reactor 12, catalyst cooler 14 and conduit 16 in fluid flow communication between the lower portion of the settler vessel 10 and the catalyst cooler 14.
- Hydrocarbon feed material comprising a mixture of olefins and isoparaffins is introduced through conduit 18 into the lower portion of the riser-reactor 12 which is in fluid flow communication between the catalyst cooler 14 and the medial portion of the settler vessel 10.
- the hydrocarbon feed material is introduced at essentially the outlet of the catalyst cooler 14 where circulating liquid catalyst flows by natural convection from settler vessel 10 via conduit 16 through catalyst cooler 14 and mixes with the injected hydrocarbons from conduit 18 to form an admixture.
- a presently preferred liquid catalyst for use in the system of the present invention comprises a mixture of HF acid and water.
- the thus formed admixture rises upwardly through riser-reactor 12 where the reactor effluent discharges from riser-reactor 12 into settler vessel 10.
- riser-reactor 12 where the reactor effluent discharges from riser-reactor 12 into settler vessel 10.
- two separate liquid phases form with the catalyst phase 20 settling to the lower portion of settler vessel 10 and with the hydrocarbon phase 22 forming above the catalyst phase and with a liquid-liquid interface 24 being formed therebetween.
- the catalyst circulates continuously through the system by settling out in settler vessel 10 and passing through conduit 16, catalyst cooler 14, and riser-reactor 12.
- catalyst storage vessel 26 is positioned at a relative elevation below those elevations of the alkylation process equipment comprising settler vessel 10, riser-reactor 12, catalyst cooler 14, and conduit 16. In one embodiment, the catalyst storage vessel 26 can be positioned below ground level. This elevation differential is shown at 28. Conduit 30 provides fluid flow communication between the lower portion of catalyst cooler 14 and the lower portion of catalyst storage vessel 26.
- a remotely operated valve 32 which is interposed in conduit 30, at a relative elevation above catalyst storage vessel 26 but below said process equipment comprising settler vessel 10, riser-reactor 12, catalyst cooler 14, and conduit 16, is opened to allow draining of catalyst by way of conduit 30.
- the level of catalyst phase 34 in storage vessel 26 rises and the level of catalyst phase 20 in settler vessel 10 falls.
- Vent line 36 interconnects the upper portion of the catalyst storage vessel 26 and the upper portion of the settler vessel 10 to serve as a conduit providing fluid flow communication between vapor space 38 of catalyst storage vessel 26 and vapor space 40 of settler vessel 10.
- Vapor Space 40 of settler vessel 10 is isolated from the downstream treating and flare systems (not shown) by pressure safety valve 37.
- the pressure between vessels 10 and 26 is equalized by the opening of a remotely operated valve 42 interposed in vent line 36, which valve 42 is also used to isolate the vapor spaces of vessels 10 and 26 when valve 42 is in its closed position.
- the opening of valve 42 during the draining operation results in the equalization of vapor space pressure of the two vessels and thus allows the draining of catalyst from said process equipment to catalyst storage vessel 26 by the exclusive use of gravitational motive force.
- Table I shows the existing conditions in the acid settler vessel along with the appurtenant equipment, and it shows the conditions in the catalyst storage vessel.
- the initial conditions indicated in Table I show the volume of catalyst in each of the vessels, the initial vapor space pressures in each vessel, and the relative liquid catalyst elevation in each vessel. Further shown are the changes in conditions in each of the vessels as the invention is operated.
- vent line 36 which connects the vapor spaces of the storage vessel 26 and settler vessel 10, provides a conduit for the equalization of the pressure in the vapor spaces of the two vessels. With an open vent line 36, the elevation head of the catalyst remaining in the process equipment is further utilized to drain the remaining catalyst into storage vessel 26 and thereby complete the draining operation.
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US07/464,263 US5021223A (en) | 1990-01-12 | 1990-01-12 | Transfer of catalyst |
CA002024490A CA2024490C (en) | 1990-01-12 | 1990-08-31 | Transfer of catalyst |
JP3000151A JPH0762139B2 (ja) | 1990-01-12 | 1991-01-07 | アルキル化プロセスの方法及び装置 |
DE69105759T DE69105759T2 (de) | 1990-01-12 | 1991-01-10 | Katalysatortransport. |
EP91100289A EP0437270B1 (en) | 1990-01-12 | 1991-01-10 | Transfer of catalyst |
DK91100289.7T DK0437270T3 (da) | 1990-01-12 | 1991-01-10 | Katalysatoroverførsel |
ES91100289T ES2066234T3 (es) | 1990-01-12 | 1991-01-10 | Transferencia de catalizador. |
AT91100289T ATE115530T1 (de) | 1990-01-12 | 1991-01-10 | Katalysatortransport. |
FI910165A FI101550B1 (fi) | 1990-01-12 | 1991-01-11 | Katalyytin siirto |
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FI101550B (fi) | 1998-07-15 |
JPH04153293A (ja) | 1992-05-26 |
DE69105759T2 (de) | 1995-05-04 |
ATE115530T1 (de) | 1994-12-15 |
CA2024490A1 (en) | 1991-07-13 |
CA2024490C (en) | 1997-12-02 |
EP0437270A1 (en) | 1991-07-17 |
FI101550B1 (fi) | 1998-07-15 |
FI910165A0 (fi) | 1991-01-11 |
FI910165A (fi) | 1991-07-13 |
DE69105759D1 (de) | 1995-01-26 |
JPH0762139B2 (ja) | 1995-07-05 |
DK0437270T3 (da) | 1995-01-23 |
ES2066234T3 (es) | 1995-03-01 |
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